tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post5359222235266715492..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Rescuing Stephane DionThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-28519795397839925672008-09-22T13:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:45:00.000-07:00Brilliant is right - I think the Liberals should s...Brilliant is right - I think the Liberals should seek you out and hire you as an analyst/advisor Your comments and insight is far beyond where Dion is now.nadikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603857700446625696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-21279254366954265412008-09-22T10:36:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:36:00.000-07:00I wrote a post on it on May 22, 2008http://ledaro....I wrote a post on it on May 22, 2008<BR/><BR/>http://ledaro.blogspot.com/2008/05/stephane-dion-carbon-tax-will-be.html. <BR/><BR/>I was afraid that it might turn out this way. Green shift needs a lot of public education prior to any implementation and it should have never been made an election issue by Dion.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-47489548946217846012008-09-22T10:30:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:30:00.000-07:00Sorry YDD but the public doesn't understand the Gr...Sorry YDD but the public doesn't understand the Green Shift and whatever connotations it holds for them tend to be negative.<BR/><BR/>Suspicion of the Green Shift was only reinforced when SD's Libs had to announce special protection for truckers and farmers, etc. at the outset of the election.<BR/><BR/>That sounded like a desperation move yanked straight out of someone's backside.<BR/><BR/>You may understand it but that doesn't matter. It's the guy on the street who's had the wind up, wondering how much more than two hour commute to work is going to cost.<BR/><BR/>The damage is done and SD has to do whatever it takes to get himself out of Harper's trap or that's pretty much where his campaign will stay.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-77460337303523450242008-09-22T10:18:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:18:00.000-07:00I don't agree on the green shift. It's not impossi...I don't agree on the green shift. It's not impossible to understand, it's just not being explained well. Maybe the lesson is to not have easily misunderstood policies when you have a leader who doesn't communicate well. It's also difficult to do anything with the lack of scruples in the current conservative party: I heard a Con radio ad last night that claimed that the green shift would raise the gas tax.<BR/><BR/>But the Liberals are changing their approach right now. They have to start hammering Harper (there's a good article in the Hill Times about that) and they have to start plugging the economy, economy, economy. Is it too late. God, I hope not!Yappahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126433451905766475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-67822032463454561662008-09-22T10:10:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:10:00.000-07:00Now that would have been a winning strategy. Dion'...Now that would have been a winning strategy. Dion's has gotten piss poor advice throughout his run as leader of the Liberal Party.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-7706072105010047372008-09-22T09:55:00.000-07:002008-09-22T09:55:00.000-07:00Brilliant. A little sad that we're writing postmor...Brilliant. A little sad that we're writing postmortems before the corpse has even hit the dirt... but still, this was spot on.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.com